Democrats want to make farming more climate-friendly. Republicans want to help farmers do business. Now it appears there’s a way to please both: promoting farming methods that help growers use less fertilizer.
Democrats want to make farming more climate-friendly. Republicans want to help farmers do business.
“If we want to make sure these practices and others like them are more widely adopted, we have to make sure they are voluntary, they keep the farm profitable, and that [USDA] is equipped at a staff level to help farmers carry them out,” said Rep., a House Agriculture Committee Republican, who pointed out that many South Dakota farmers are already using regenerative methods to improve their soil.
Other practices include avoiding tilling, which can kick up nutrients out of the soil; rotating and incorporating livestock into growing operations; and leaving unplanted “buffer” strips in between crop fields. Republicans are cautiously on board with the idea of helping farmers save money while they improve their soil, within limits., who is expected to take the gavel of the House Agriculture Committee next year, said he has “been leaning into the climate discussion.
“If a guy’s finding he could do that and use less fertilizer, great for him,” LaMalfa said. But LaMalfa, a rice farmer, cautioned that not all operations, including his own, can use the regenerative practices.he’s still “certainly” open to boosting existing USDA conservation programs as long as they remain voluntary., the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee, supports expanding regenerative practices — but his office steered away from wholesale endorsement of it by name.
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